Topia!: Society: Holidays: Halloween: Religious Views (11) See Also: Society: Holidays: Anti-Holidays: Halloween Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Calendar: All Saints' Day Society: Religion and Spirituality: Pagan: Wicca: Online Book of Shadows: Sabbats: Samhain The History of Halloween - A Christian takes a careful look at the origins of the holiday and gives his response to it in two parts. CARM: Halloween - Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry looks at Halloween's origins and asks "Can a Christian celebrate it?" Yes and No. American Catholic: All Hallow's Eve - What Catholics believe about witches, ghosts, and magic; The Tale of Jack O'Lantern; and Christian aspects of the holiday. What the Public and Faith Groups Think of Halloween - Statistics and a report of various opinions. Don't Fear the Terror! Scriptures for Halloween - A guide to Bible stories and quotes about traditional Halloween themes. Includes links to literary stories and to Christian and secular websites. Christianity Today: Hallowing Halloween - Why Christians should embrace the "devilish" holiday with gusto and laughter. History of Halloween : Myths, Monsters and Devils - Disproves several fundamentalist's arguments equating Halloween with satanism. Halloween: From an Evangelical Christian Perspective - Points out that many fundamentalist's assertions are based on erroneous materials and beliefs. The Real Origins of Halloween - An essay into the real origins of Halloween that debunks fundamentalist's preconceptions and stereotypes. Can Christians Celebrate Halloween? - Guidelines for a God-pleasing answer to the question of whether Christians can celebrate the holiday, by Pastor Richard P. Bucher. Halloween Reclamation - Calls trick-or-treaters spiritually corrupted and proposes handing out bible tracts and preaching to them. Additional categories: Holmes nikon digital camera shoe rack Carter\S wine making supplies

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